Skip to main content

Lives of the First World War

Discover, explore and remember millions of personal stories from the First World War

Main navigation

Home
Life Stories
Communities
About

Search found 1553 results

Advanced search

Search

Advanced

Search field

Filters

Type

People [1553]

Stories

Communities

Place of birth

Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6]

Galston, Ayrshire [4]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Glasgow [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Ferryden, Forfarshire [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Welaregang New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Aston Warwick [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ayr [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Barcelona, Cornwall [1]

Barrachan [1]

Barrhead, District of Barrhead & Levern, County of Renfrew [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beith [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brechin Scotland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [698]

Gunner [83]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Corporal [55]

Serjeant [51]

Lieutenant [48]

Sapper [35]

Driver [33]

Captain [30]

Lance Corporal [24]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Temporary Captain [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [87]

Labour Corps [86]

Royal Highlanders [81]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80]

Royal Engineers [76]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [70]

Royal Scots [62]

Scottish Rifles [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Gordon Highlanders [52]

Army Service Corps [49]

Seaforth Highlanders [44]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [17]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Royal Air Force [10]

Scots Guards [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [1101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [89]

Royal Navy [88]

Australian Imperial Force [86]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1553]

Contribution

Military Service [1491]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [2]

Page 1 of 78

Pagination

1
2
3
78
Next

Type

People [1553] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ferryden, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [6] Galston, Ayrshire [4] Glasgow Scotland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Edinburgh [3] Glasgow [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [3] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Ferryden, Forfarshire [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Welaregang New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Aston Warwick [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ayr [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barcelona, Cornwall [1] Barrachan [1] Barrhead, District of Barrhead & Levern, County of Renfrew [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beith [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brechin Scotland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [698] Gunner [83] Second Lieutenant [61] Corporal [55] Serjeant [51] Lieutenant [48] Sapper [35] Driver [33] Captain [30] Lance Corporal [24] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Major [7] Temporary Captain [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Deck Hand [2] Nursing Sister [2] Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Worker [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Paymaster [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [87] Labour Corps [86] Royal Highlanders [81] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [80] Royal Engineers [76] Royal Field Artillery [72] Royal Scots Fusiliers [70] Royal Scots [62] Scottish Rifles [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Gordon Highlanders [52] Army Service Corps [49] Seaforth Highlanders [44] Machine Gun Corps [39] London Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Naval Division [19] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [17] Liverpool Regiment [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Royal Air Force [10] Scots Guards [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Indian Defence Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Ayrshire Yeomanry [3] Border Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3]

Service

British Army [1101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Canadian Expeditionary Force [89] Royal Navy [88] Australian Imperial Force [86] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1553]

Contribution

Military Service [1491] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [2]

John Paton

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076 Private Canadian Infantry 2nd Bn

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18076 Private 101 Edmonton Fusiliers 9th

…

More about John Paton
Morton Brown Paton

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army Captain attd Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

More about Morton Brown Paton
George Henry Tatham Paton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

British Army Cadet Officer Junior Division, Officers' Training Corps Clifton College Engineer Contingent

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

More about George Henry Tatham Paton
George Turner Paton

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Leading Seaman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy 221513 HMS Mary Rose

More about George Turner Paton
William Fisher Paton

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Battalion

More about William Fisher Paton
Lawrence Finlay Paton

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 260774

Canadian Expeditionary Force 260774 Private Canadian Infantry

More about Lawrence Finlay Paton
George Paton

Born 1841

Died 1931

British Army Major General (Retired)

More about George Paton
Ernest Paton

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 5683 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

More about Ernest Paton
Frank Paton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23906

More about Frank Paton
Agnes Hendrie Paton

Born 1887

Died 1989

British Army London Regiment

British Army British Red Cross

British Army Sister

More about Agnes Hendrie Paton
James Graham Paton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134570

More about James Graham Paton
James Paton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310260

More about James Paton
William Paton

Died 1916

British Army 4832 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

More about William Paton
Brisbane Paton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77774

More about Brisbane Paton
Robert Paton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267032

More about Robert Paton
John Paton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132057

More about John Paton
Thomas Paton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278526

More about Thomas Paton
Henry John Paton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 24527 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

More about Henry John Paton
John Edward Paton

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Monmouthshire Regiment

More about John Edward Paton
James Stevenson Paton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26541

More about James Stevenson Paton

Page 1 of 78

Pagination

1
2
3
78
Next

Imperial War Museums home Visit IWM site

Lives of the First World War content is covered by the terms of the IWM Non-Commercial Licence

Accessibility statement Privacy and cookies Copyright